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Girl, Interrupted: Directed by James Mangold. With Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy. A directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt.
Girl, Interrupted is a 1999 American biographical psychological drama film written and directed by James Mangold, from a screenplay by Mangold, Lisa Loomer, and Anna Hamilton Phelan, and based on the 1993 memoir of the same name by Susanna Kaysen.
An 18-year-old checks into a psychiatric hospital in the late 1960s and finds unexpected connections with the other women receiving treatment. Watch trailers & learn more.
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, "Girl, Interrupted" is the searing true story of Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder), a young woman who finds herself at a renowned mental institution for...
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Summaries. A directionless teenager, Susanna, is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after a supposed suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of troubled women who deeply influence her life. In 1967, Susanna Kaysen had a headache and chased a bottle of aspirin with a bottle of vodka.
Jan 14, 2000 · A supervising nurse played by Whoopi Goldberg offers her own diagnosis: “You are a lazy, self-indulgent little girl who is driving yourself crazy.” Winona Ryder plays Susanna Kaysen , whose real-life memoir tells of how she lost two years of her life by stumbling onto the psychiatric conveyor belt.
Videos. Details. Girl, Interrupted is a drama film based on Susanna Kaysen’s memoir, directed by James Mangold. The story follows Susanna Kaysen, portrayed by Winona Ryder, who is admitted to a psychiatric hospital after a suicide attempt, where she befriends several other patients, including the rebellious Lisa, played by Angelina Jolie.
